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Troy Tulowitzki to the Blue Jays

The Toronto Blue Jays
have executed an armageddon like move of biblical proportions. They have drawn
a line in the sand with the acquisition of one Latroy Hawkins. Without fail,
every time I have seen him pitch, it was to give up a lead or crush any hope of
rallying back. Thus why I gave him the nickname Latrine Hawkins. This is one
heck of a reclamation project for the Jays!

But seriously folks,
Tulowitzki just landed in the AL East. While the Yankees win series after
series and pad their lead in the East en route to the playoffs, the Blue Jays'
midnight power move at least guarantees that they will go down fighting. The
Rockies in return will get Jose Reyes, 20 year old Miguel Castro and two other
prostpects.

Though this was a
phenomenal move by the Blue Jays, it hardly strikes fear. The future does
indeed look brighter for them but unless they can find some pitching before the
deadline it will be another playoff-less year. The Rockies on the other hand
are rumored to be trying to swing Reyes in another trade. Looks like Colorado's
general manager has been watching too many house flipping programs on the home
channel. With his heavy salary and diminished play, I'm not sure any one would
touch Reyes with a nuclear suit on. There is no doubt who won this trade.

Should the Yankees feel
compelled to make a trade now that Toronto made such an improvement?

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